The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-17
THE CHOICE YACHT.
The Volunteer to Race With
the Thistle.
SHE BEATS THE MAYFLOWF &
In the Trail Sail to Choose the
Ablest Yacht to Contest
With the Thistle.
SHE BEATS THE MAYFLOWFR
The Yachts.

New YORK, September 16.-The
American yachts, Volunteer and May
fOsVer again started this morning to sail
the first of three trial races that are to
decide which yacht shall defend the
American cup against the Scotch yatch
Thistle. The wind was bowling through
the rigging at twenty-five miles an hour
and the Thistle, which was to accom-
pany the two contestants, rolled a great
deal in the heavy sea. An interesting
clinch took place between the Thistle
and the schooner N. s. Lockwood on the
way to the lightship, in which the Lock.
lVo0d apparently showed that the Scotch
visitors speed is greatly overestimated.
The Lockwood at Romer Beacon was a
mile and half behind the Thistle; she
gradually overhauled the foreigner until
finally over the bar both vessels were
sailing on even terms. There seemed
no question but the Thistle was sailed
for all she was worth, as her sails were
full all the time. The Volunteer crossed
the line first. The MayfyaVer three min
utes later.
The Volunteer broke her spinnaker on
the line, and the MayfOaUer followed her
yachts both had main sails, club sal g.,
forestry sails, jibs and spinnackrr sci, :
and started off like race horses, with
booms to the starboard and spinnakers
to the port. The Volunteer, at u
O'Clock, less than an hour after start
ing, was little over a mile ahead of
the MdyfOtger and the Thistle. The
wind at the line was blowing twenty
miles an hour, and the racer was dash
ing through cross, choppy sea. FIT
teen minutes later the Volunteer was
still gaining steadily on the MdyfoWer,
and the Thistle was fast falling behind.
The Thistle finished ahead of the May
fower by 80 seconds.
NEW YORK, September 16-The third
attempt to have a trial race to choose
the ablest yacht for the defender of the
American cup against sthe Scotch
yacht Thistle, resulted in one of the best
contests ever seen in these waters.
There was strong wind blowing from
the north to northwest all day. 1t
reached a velocity of thirty miles an
hour. Added to the splendid condition
of the weather was the excellent iudg-
ment of the committee who decided,
after the yachts got under way, that
the triangular race should be
sailed. The decision gave the contest
ants a course of thirty eight miles to
sail over with the wind on hand at
every turn. and except during the first
part of the race to leeward, when the
Magfo,Uer sailed better than the
Volunteer. The latter beat her OPP
ponent. The outcome of the days race
was that the Volunteer was chosen by
the Americas Cup Committee, who
judged the event from the flagship
Electro, to meet the Thistle in the inter
national contest. The Thistle was out
too, but her handling was of such kind
during the first half of the race as to
give no idea of what she could do. After
that the Scotch yacht was evidently
sailed for all she was worth. She was
outsailed by both the MaytiOlUer and
Volunteer. The Volunteers time was
hours 2 minutes 49H seconds; the
Magfo1Cer hours SO minutes 81 is
seconds.